Nortex Times

Graham Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Young County schools, welcoming 1,050 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.8% of them were boys, and 47.2% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 65.9% of the Graham Elementary School total enrollment.

Among the eight schools in Young County, Graham High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 669 students, while Graham Junior High School welcomed 538 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Graham Elementary School is a part of Graham ISD, which roughly covers schools within Young County with its main office in Graham.

In the previous school year, Graham Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Young County schools.

Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Graham Elementary School	Graham	1,050
Graham High School	Graham	669
Graham Junior High School	Graham	538
Olney Elementary School	Olney	363
Newcastle School	Newcastle	220
Olney High School	Olney	207
Olney Junior High School	Olney	159
Graham Learning Center	Graham	4